(n.) The quality of being astringent; the power of contracting the parts of the body; that quality in medicines or other substances which causes contraction of the organic textures; as, the astringency of tannin.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). astringency. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/astringency/definitions/1976659 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "astringency" http://smartdefine.org/astringency/definitions/1976659 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, astringency, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/astringency/definitions/1976659>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "astringency" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/astringency/definitions/1976659> |